Monday, January 28, 2013

Please post these on your blog. Please add that
tickets for the Inaugural Ball can be bought from Dana Morey at Monday night
classes or from any IBDI board member---Chris Jay, Marsha Ninomiya, Eugene Shen,
Robert Diana, Dawn Li, Beverly Mau, Arnold Lee, and at the February
dances.

Monday, January 21, 2013

Hi Everyone,There
will be no ballroom dancing this weekend at the palladium. The Square Dancers
are having their annual Square Dance Event on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25 &
26 at the palladium. They have the entire ballroom.We and some of our Dance Magic 808 members will
be attending the Narcissus Coronation Ball this Saturday, Jan.
26, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. There will be a lot of
ballroom dancing at the end of the formal program. The dance floor is 36 feet
by 60 feet. If you are interested in attending, you might still be able to
attend but will need to contact the Chinese Chamber of Hawaii directly. If you
will be attending, you might want to advise them to seat you near the dance
floor. Cost is $68 and includes the Chinese sit-down dinner,
formal program (coronation of the Narcissus Queen), and lots of general
dancing. Dancing usually starts around 8:30 pm - 12 midnight. You can contact
me if you need more information. We've been attending the ball and helping the
Queen, her court, and their escorts to learn the waltz for over 10
years.The students that
attended the free quickstep class on Sunday, Jan. 20, did very well. It was a
lot of fun and we hope they'll continue to practice their
quickstep.Next week
Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, we have the palladium from 9am - 1:00pm
for Dance Magic 808 members to use as practice time. If you are interested in
learning the Gangnam style dance, Roxanne "Roxie" Kaino will be teaching
it on from 10:30am - 11 am. For those of you who will be attending the
Dance Magic 808 Las Vegas Showcase on Sunday, April 28, 2013, we encourage you
to learn the Gangnam style dance as we plan to have the participants perform
this in Las Vegas. We are starting to collect the $55 for the dinner tickets
which includes a buffet dinner, some exhibitions, and lots of general dancing.
See our Las Vegas flyer on our website: www.dancemagic808.com

Invite your
friends to become members of Dance Magic 808 as we plan to have some
free social dances as well as free practices and classes. The 1st free
social dance for 2013 is Saturday, Feb. 23 at the
palladium. We have the full ballroom and admission is free for
all members. Right now, only members can attend.For more info on classes, dance events, and
membership, please check our website at www.dancemagic808.comIf you need additional information, please contact me by phone, text, or
email.Mahalo,Lynn A. NakamuraPresident, Dance Magic
808cell 808-372-2256www.dancemagic808.com

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Hi Everyone,There is a lot of information on this email so
be sure to read all the information and scroll all the way down. You don't want
to miss out on something that you might be interested in.

Mark your calendar for the following Dance Magic 808
events and other dance events. Be sure to see the attachments especially the
Dance Magic 808 - 2013 membership form since many of
our dance events will be free to
members. (Please go to www.dancemagic808.com for Membership Form)

Sunday, January 20, 2013 -
Quickstep Class from 10:30am - 12:30pm at the Ala Wai Palladium (stage
side) Class is free for all 2013 Dance
Magic 808
members.
You
must be a member to take the class. Instructors: Richard &
Lynn Nakamura

Come & Join us for a very entertaining and fun evening. Music
selected by Richard & Lynn Nakamura. We will be turning in the names
tomorrow but if you are still interested in attending, please contact
or text me (Lynn) at 372-2256 asap.

Come & join us for an evening of great dancing. Members, join
us in participating in the Dance Extravaganza. There will be 4 latin
dances & 4 ballroom dances. Particpants must dance at least
2 dances. Please advise me if you would like to participate. It's open
to all members. We may have to limit the number of participants but encourage
all to participate, so please let us know if you would like to participate.
It'll be a fun evening for everyone. Deadline to advise me (Lynn) is
Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. Mahalo for your participation.

Save Friday, March 15, 2013 - IBDI's Inaugural Ball at the
Pacific Beach Hotel - as soon as we get more details, we will advise
you. We will be making some tables so let me (Lynn) know if you would like to
attend. We will be selling tickets to this event.

Dance Magic 808's Las Vegas Showcase - Sunday, April 28,
2013 - Sam's Town Hotel & Casino - from 6pm - 11:00 pm.
Cost $55.00 includes buffet dinner, some exhibitions, and lots of
general dancing. Don't miss out on this exciting trip to Las Vegas. We will also
be attending the college competitons on Friday & Saturday,
April 26 & 27 at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV). For Las Vegas
package with Vacations Hawaii, contact Roy Hamasaki at (808) 220-9785. He still
has a few more seats available. See the attached Las Vegas flyer. We are
starting to collect the payment for the dance event on April 28 and we are
taking names for those who would like to attend the competions. Friday night is
from 5pm - 10pm ($5.00) and Saturday us from 900 am - 4pm (4pm - 6pm break for
dinner), competition resumes 6pm - 10pm (cost $10 with in & out
priviledges). We will advise you when we will be collecting the monies to
attend the competitions.

It was definitely a group effort as they recovered four walkie
talkies that the thieves left behind.

It is not uncommon for purses to be
stolen but honestly most people don't think to run home to protect their
homes!

Most people think to just call the credit card companies and
change the locks on their doors, which is what my friend did.

Her
husband went to Home Depot to buy new locks, instead of going straight
home.

My girlfriend called the credit card company and they had
already filled up their gas tank. These thieves work really, really
fast.

So spread the word ladies so the next time this happens we can be
one step ahead of them. Tell the police where you live so they can stake out
your house as a precaution!

2. INCIDENT ON WAIAKAMILO-- good
reminder to lock car doors

Just an alert and reminder to lock your car
doors.

This happened in Hawaii---but it's a good
reminder.

Beware .....

My sister in law experienced a similar
situation as the one below...she and my niece were stopped at a light, man
walked thru the lanes, stopped and looked at her on the driver side. They didn't
open the window and he didn't try to open the door but he reached in his
pocket and pulled out a hammer, made a motion like he was going to bash
the window with it. Luckily the light changed and she drove
on. _______________________________

I wanted to alert you to a
possibly dangerous incident which happened at about 5:30 p.m., yesterday.
After driving out of the bldg parking lot, I turned right onto Waiakamilo,
heading for the Nimitz traffic light. I was in the far right lane &
noticed a male walking on the road, between the cars waiting to make the
left turn onto Nimitz.

The light was red, so traffic wasn't moving.
While slowly walking down the road (mauka direction), he glanced at each vehicle
he passed. Just as the light turned green, he casually turned to a car with 2
female passengers and tried to open the rear door (passenger side). Luckily, the
door was locked. The car was able to drive off right away without the guy
getting in.

It is probably worth mentioning that the guy had a
very calm, casual kind of demeanor. His physical appearance wasn't at
all threatening-- was clean, casually dressed, presentable. He was carrying a
duffle bag of sorts, but didn't make me think he was homeless.

Anyway,
just wanted to share that with you. Guess we should remember to keep our car
doors locked when driving.

3. Subject: HMM! Using Credit
Cards At The Gas Pumps

Read this note very carefully. I did not know
about the clear button, but I will be pushing the clear button before I swipe my
gas or debit card and after just to be safe.

People are getting really
desperate due to the constantly rising gas prices.

A friend just told me
about something that happened to one of his coworkers.

She used her
credit/debit card to purchase gas at the pump (like most of us do). She
received her receipt like normal.

However, when she checked her
statement, there were 2 $50 charges added in addition to her
purchase.

Upon investigation, she found out that because she did not
press the 'clear' button on the pump, the employee inside the store was able to
use her card to purchase? his/her own gas!

To keep this from happening,
after you get your receipt, you must press the 'CLEAR' button or
your information will be stored until the next customer inserts their card. Be
sure to tell all your friends/family so that this doesn't happen to
them!

(**I had never noticed the clear button but I got gas the other
day and sure enough it is there. I will be using it from now
on....)Thanks for sharing this Good To Know Info, Cherisse.

Saturday, January 05, 2013

For all 2013 Dance Magic 808
members the following is free of charge at the
palladium:

This Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, we have the palladium (stage side)
for free practice time from 10:00 am - 12:45 pm. If you are planning to attend
Dance Magic 808's Las Vegas Showcase on Sunday, April 28, 2013 and would like to
perform the Gangnam style dance, come to this practice. If you just want to
learn it, you can also come to this practice. If you just want to practice the
steps you've learned in class from Dance Magic 808 or any other organizations,
you can come and practice.

If you're not a member, you can still sign up
for Dance Magic 808's 2013 Annual Membership Fee (Jan. - Dec. 2013).
The membership fee is $10 and we accept payment in cash or check. The
check is payable to Dance Magic 808. If you are mailing the membership form and
check, please mail to Dance Magic 808, c/o Richard Nakamura, 1676 Ala Moana
Blvd. #1101, Honolulu, HI 96815

(For membership form please click on Dance Magic 808 on the side bar then click on Classes on their Website). Be
sure to sign it.

We look forward to seeing you at the palladium or at
our classes at Salt Lake District Park.